HP Spectre x360 (13.3 inch, 2019) Series

Stylus included Good looking new design Long battery life

Expensive Minor performance gains

HP has given the 13-inch Spectre x360 2-in-1 laptop a new lease on life with an attractive redesign, improved hardware and a massive boost to battery life.

More compact design than prior x360 models ; Finally, a good trackpad ; Windows Hello-compatible camera and fingerprint sensor ; Snappy performance, plus an integrated LTE option

Only average battery life ; It’s time for the 16:9 screen to die ; Annoying bloatware

The Spectre gives you the smallest footprint of all of them, plus both Thunderbolt 3 (which is not found on the Surface Laptop 3) and USB-A ports (which are lacking on the XPS 13 2-in-1), and it comes in at a lower price when similarly configured. The...

Compact footprint. Potent Intel "Ice Lake" CPU and Iris Plus graphics. Optional AMOLED screen. Well-positioned power button. Wi-Fi 6. Digital pen included. Long battery life.

Chassis is thicker than its predecessor's. Clumsy touchpad. Cumbersome USB port.

Bottom Line: Nifty design flourishes, strong performance and battery life, and a reasonable price make the latest HP Spectre x360 13 a first-class convertible laptop.

Corner-mounted power button and USB port. Excellent battery life. Sleek design.

Cumbersome touchpad. Bottom of laptop gets very warm.

Bottom Line: With head-turning looks, long battery life, and innovative port placement, the HP Spectre x360 13 is an excellent 2-in-1 convertible laptop.

Elegant design with small footprint ; Vivid 4K OLED display ; Strong performance ; Lightning-fast SSD ; Comfortable keyboard

Short battery life ; Awful webcam ; Ton of bloatware

The HP Spectre x360 sports a 4K OLED display, strong performance and a lightning-fast SSD packed into a svelte design, but the battery life takes a hit.

Luxurious design; Outstanding battery life; Thin and lightweight; Vivid 1080p display; Class-leading keyboard; Powerful speakers ; Display could be brighter; Bezels are a bit thick; Bloatware ; The HP Spectre x360 is a stunning 2-in-1 with a vivid...

Display could be brighter; Bezels are a bit thick; Bloatware ; The HP Spectre x360 is a stunning 2-in-1 with a vivid display, strong performance and all-day battery life.

The HP Spectre x360 is a stunning 2-in-1 with a vivid display, strong performance and all-day battery life.

brighter display than last generation model;attractive narrow bezel design; lightweight;strong chassis quality and first impressions;quiet even when under medium loads;comfortable keyboard feedback;USB Type-A and Thunderbolt 3;fast MicroSD reader;long...

moderately slow black-white and gray-gray response times;inconsistent frame rates when gaming;upgrading M.2 storage can be difficult;display could be better calibrated;non-upgradeable RAM or WLAN;inconsistent CPU performance;no HDMI port

Compact, stylish design ; Versatile form factor ; Long battery life ; USB-C Thunderbolt 3 ports ; Nice keyboard ; Camera kill switch

Thicker than predecessor ; Tiny trackpad ; Below average graphics performance

Its keyboard is backlit and great for typing;Great performance output;Very high maximum brightness;Covers 91% of sRGB and has accurate colors, especially with our Health-Guard profile installed;Has two Thunderbolt 3 connectors;Supports PCIe x4 SSDs,...

Sure View doesn’t work as promised;Uses harmful PWM to adjust brightness at all levels (our Health-Guard profile fixes that);Prominent unevenness in the luminance across the screen;No RAM upgradability post-purchase